Long night's journey into day / directors, Frances Reid & Deborah Hoffmann ; producer, Francis Reid.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Hoffmann, Deborah, director.

Reid, Frances, director, producer.

Symons, Johnny, producer.

Mirren, Helen, narrator.

California Newsreel (Firm), presenter.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

Afrikaans

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

South Africa.

Amnesty--South Africa.

Amnesty.

Apartheid--South Africa.

Apartheid.

Human rights--South Africa.

Human rights.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (95 minutes)

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 2000.

Language Note:

In English and Afrikaans with English subtitles.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

For over forty years, South Africa was governed by the most notorious form of racial domination since Nazi Germany. When it finally collapsed, those who had enforced apartheid's rule wanted amnesty for their crimes. Their victims wanted justice. As a compromise, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was formed. As it investigated the crimes of apartheid, the Commission brought together victims and perpetrators to relive South Africa's brutal history. By revealing the past instead of burying it, the TRC hoped to pave the way to a peaceful future. Long Night's Journey Into Day follows several TRC cases over a two-year period. The stories in the film underscore the universal themes of conflict, forgiveness, and renewal.

Participant:

Narrator: Helen Mirren.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed October 17, 2017).

Nominated 2001 Academy Awards, Best Documentary, Features

Won 2000 Berlin International Film Festival, Peace Film Award

Won 2000 Berlin International Film Festival, Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung"

Won 2000 Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize - Documentary

OCLC:

1009101959